Entries by Charles Shoebridge

The US, mirroring similar claims from the UK and France, has asserted that the government of Bashar al Assad has used chemical weapons (CW) in Syria, specifically the nerve agent sarin. As a consequence, the US will now provide military assistance to the anti-Assad rebels.

Follow most mainstream media, and you'll know even from its terminology the situation in Syria is pretty straightforward - on one side a brutal dictatorship killing its own people, on the other a popular rebel army fighting for justice and freedom.